Ciana already had her plan thought out with the girls, once they were back at the dorm to rest up after a long and stressful day… They grouped up while the guys were out of sight, smirking the whole time as she noticed the girls still had the cheerleaders uniform in hands.
"Alright… let's go over the plan, once the guys hit the boys locker room, Jiro will listen in to make sure the coast is clear and know when the right time to sneak in. Once she does… Hagakure will go in to replace Kaminari and Mineta clothes with the uniforms…" Ciana chuckled already knowing this is going to be funny.
"Once she does, we will be out here with our cameras ready to snap shot them, we'll see how they like it when they mess with us…" her arms now on her hips with a proud and playful smile. "Hopefully this will get them to think twice before ever planning out their weird fantasies with us."
"You know, if you ever become a villain, I'm totally on your side," Jiro raised her jack toward the wall in the common area. "The fact I have to listen in on what these guys are doing just gives me the creeps..."
"You got it, Jiro!" Ashido pumped her fists while Hagakure was completely invisible, the only reason they knew she was here was with the disguised cheerleader costumes and pair of scissors floating in the air. In order to trick the two into wearing them Yaoyorozu used her creation quirk to form faux clothing copies of Kaminari's and Mineta's clothing, and so, with a sudden friction it would cause the outer layer to tear away to reveal the cheerleader costumes beneath.
Ciana giggled more at her friends comments, she admits she feels a little villainous right now but in a fun way. "Hey, this is more of a good cause… I'm not going to let a couple of pervy duos take advantage of us girls." Ciana replies proudly with her arms crossed.
"I'm saving our dignity and stopping the real villains from making a fool out of us." She says playfully, Ciana is good with strategies herself especially when it comes to having fun…
"Better hurry too, we won't have much time and besides, if Mr Aizawa or someone sees us do this we'd be in big trouble," Tsu pointed out. They may have been in the dorm again, but this was a huge breach of privacy.
"Yeah, got it, no sneak peeks at the boys," She shook the clothes in understanding.
Jiro waited, plugging in her right jack reluctantly to listen in. She already heard the various conversations, splashes and generally nothing of importance. Rolling her eyes, she waved for the girls to proceed. As quietly as possible, Hagakure pushed their washroom door open, and disappeared. The girls all got their phones ready as Jiro squinted, keeping very still to hear any and all movement. She especially heard Hagakure muttering to herself as she switched out the real clothes for fake ones.
Some of the boys were getting out from both the splash and patter of wet feet, alerting Jiro to wave her hand again to get Ashido to knock in a sequence to the door. Jiro winced, hearing Hagakure stumble around before the door burst open, and an invisible force crashed to the floor, grabbing her clothes to make herself visible again. "Phew! Heard them coming back!" Hagakure sighed as the girls got ready, acting casual in case their targets weren't the first out.
Ciana made sure to keep a look out too to make sure none of the guys come in and especially not see something that would scar them for life… now with their invisible friend back Ciana had to cover her mouth to avoid letting out any suspicious giggles. Knowing this is going to be good. "Good work Hagakure! Alright… let's get our cameras ready now!"
Already Ciana takes her phone out, she is already looking forward to how they will react when they open their lockers…
Soon enough, a few left the boys wash room, all none the wiser to what was to come. The girls milled about the common area, making small talk, watching TV, all putting on poker faces to appear indifferent. Then, Ciana's smirk curled and Jiro's head rose at the voices. The door opened again, this time, Mineta was talking Kaminari's ear off about something, probably inappropriate seeing as the purplette's face scrunched up in disgust at Ciana's side.
"Hey, Kaminari?" Jiro yelled over, drawing their gazes. Then her jack lazily prodded at her left shoulder. "Don't panic, but there's something, big, black, and comes with eight legs enjoying the free ride."
Of course, the pair soon fell for it, hook, line, and sinker. Kaminari leapt in fright with a yell as Mineta did the same, both frantically swiping at their clothing for fear the 'spider' moved and jumped onto either of them. That reaction cost them dearly as the guys present became stone faced while the girls all burst out in fits of laughter with their phones raised. Dressed in custom made uniforms, the two troublemakers, primarily Mineta, were now stuck in matching orange and white cheerleader outfits.
"What the crap is this!?" Kaminari shrieked as his face went bright red.
"What happened to my clothes! We've been tricked!?" Mineta was much the same, trying to hide behind Kaminari
Ciana burst out laughing seeing their two trouble making friends now in the uniforms they forced them to wear… smirking as she held her phone up to get a perfect video of this incident, no way Ciana will ever want to forget this moment. "Serves you both right for messing with us!" She spoke out as she still filmed with her gal friends.
"Maybe you guys will think twice now before ever trying to mix us up in your perverted schemes again…" Ciana playfully retorts, more giggles slipping out of her mouth as she eyes the cheerleader boys.
"Hahahaha, oh my God, I can't breathe~!" Jiro cried as she clutched her sides, rolling side to side on the sofa as Ashido wheezed, trying to stand tall with Yaoyorozu's shoulder but the refined girl was unable to stop laughing herself, hiding her mouth behind her hand.
"You two look so cute together!" Hagakure giggled, her phone swung side to side to get every angle.
"What the hell happened?" Kirishima snickered a bit while Izuku paled, tugging at his shirt a bit.
"Please don't tell me our clothes are the same?" He sweatdropped, gulping a hesitant laugh.
"You guys aren't helping!" Mineta yelled, teary eyed at the shame. "You demon, this was your doing!?" He pointed accusingly at Yaoyorozu, forcing her to stifle her laughter while the other girls kept enjoying the show, though Kaminari took the smart choice to high tail it to his room.
"Wrong girl," Tsu commented, herself giggling next to Uraraka.
"Isn't that right, Finley?" Uraraka winked to her best friend.
"You did this!?" Several boys gawked at Finley, impressed and terrified by her scheme and made a mental note never to piss her off.
Ciana had a huge grin on her face, shrugging like it was no big deal. "Hey, I'm all about justice and after what those two pulled on us during the festival, had to step up and do something to make sure they don't pull something like this again…" she replied playfully with her arms behind her back acting innocent, head tilted and giggling. Feeling so proud of herself for what she planned out…
"Girl power!" Ashido grinned, ruffling Ciana's hair while Jiro smirked triumphantly.
"Think you should go get changed, but since this is Yaomomo's work, you'll find that outfit is breathable and comfortable," Jiro added with a nod to the rich girl.
"Well, I certainly wouldn't waste my quirk on low grade quality," Once more, she showed her upper class exposure in her craft.
"You'll pay for thiiiis!" The little boy screamed, running away to the stairs while the boys chuckled too at the prank with Izuku scratching his cheek a bit.
"Yeah, that was evil..." He murmured, but couldn't hide his smile. "...but it was really funny."
"I suppose I should've realized there was something wrong when I heard all that clattering in the changing rooms," Shoji pipped up with one of his arm mutations. "Though I can't say I'm ashamed for not saying anything."
Ciana giggled more seeing the way ball boy ran off, now with the video she filmed of them maybe she can bribe them next time not to pull this again or else she will show it to the whole school… but that's next time's scheme. Now glancing at her other guys friends with her playful smile still intact. "They had it coming… though I will admit, we did look good in those uniforms at least."
She replied with a cute chuckle. "But thanks for not saying anything though, if they pull another pervy scheme again then I'll have another idea planned out for them next time…" she crosses her arms and smirks again in the direction they ran.
"Let's hope it doesn't involve us," All the boys thought with a shaky sigh.
With a few chuckles left, slowly, the common area devolved into chats about the festival as well as the second year's up tomorrow. While that happened, they had two days off per Aizawa's notice to recover before getting straight back to work. Some were going to enjoy the festival as a spectator, others were going home, and some chose to just relax in the dorms. The only ones not present were Todoroki and Bakugo, both having left for home after the festival.
"Hey, Ciana?" Her head bent back on the sofa to see Izuku's upside-down face. "Mind if we talk privately for a bit? There's something I need to tell you,"
"You two and your secret relationship..." Ashido huffed, rolling over next to Jiro to watch TV. "Go be cute together, but I want deets later."
"Anyone asks we saw nothing," Jiro waved off to the side with her jack, eyes on her phone as she scrolled through her music.
Ciana was a little surprised by the request, wondering if Izuku will scold her for her sinister plan… hearing her friend's comments really turned her face red. "N-not like we always plan out something mushy together…" she responds bashfully, now taking a stand up. Eyeing her hero with curious eyes.
"If this is about the scheme I pulled, I swear I only did it for the sake of us girls…" she replied playfully with a chuckle.
"I know, I think they'll survive with their pride only reduced by about three quarters," He joked, shrugging his shoulders though noticeably red from Jiro's and Ashido's comments. "No, this is what I didn't have time to talk about since your match was up and all... p-plus some other stuff."
Laughing a little at Izuku's joke, her expression now turned into a look of wonder what he really wanted to talk about. Tilting her head in curiosity. "Oh? Well, do you wanna talk outside then or in one of our rooms?" She asks knowing those places are usually the best to talk privately, well maybe not so much for their rooms anymore…
"I'd say my room but I-I live next to Mineta, so..." He thought about outside but then Ashido would probably watch from afar. Smiling sheepishly, he pointed to her. "...my options are very limited,"
"Wow, Midoriya alone in a girl's room, how daring~" Ashido sang under her breath as Jiro snorted a laugh, still watching her phone with a flat stare.
"Ciana, I'm begging you, I don't know how many embarrassing jabs I can take from her," Izuku closed his eyes for a moment with a strained voice.
Despite how embarrassing this is for them both, his bashfulness was just too cute not to giggle at. "A-alright alright, we'll talk outside." She goes to take a hold of Izuku's hand, but then playfully glares at Ashido. "Though I better not catch you spying again Ashido, otherwise I'll start asking you of your relationship with Kirishima…" she ends up teasing her pink friend.
"I... fiiine..." She puffed her cheeks out, though squinting they were a darker shade of pink now.
"Her heart rate went up," Jiro added her side commentary as a pillow struck her face, followed by Ashido punching it lightly to shut Jiro's laughter up.
The young couple laughed, but steadily slipped out the back entrance to talk on the back side of the building. The cool night air was refreshing when they did, and with the door shut, Izuku and Ciana could finally have a moment alone without any of the sports festival's antics to clog up their time together.
Ciana sighed in a little of relief, but that sure was funny and felt so much cheerful since she came back to the dorm. Now facing Izuku with her usual smile and curious gaze as her arms went behind her back again. "So, what is it you wanted to talk about?" She now asked with a tilt of her head.
"Firstly, this," He bowed his head a bit. "I'm sorry if anything I said today was out of context or made you feel like I didn't care - I do - I just... Well, even after all this time I'm still not really sure how to properly put my thoughts into words," Lifting his head again with an apologetic look, he added. "I know I already apologized but I felt I needed to say it again,"
Ciana was kinda surprised by the sudden apology, blinking her eyes a few times before smiling again. "Don't worry, I may have been a little upset when I thought maybe I was being a nuisance… but I would have understood your reasons if they were true…" she scratched her cheek flusteredly.
"How are you feeling by the way? Are you still hurt and sore from that explosion before?" Ciana now asks worryingly, noticing he is still wearing the bandage on his arm and the patch on his cheek.
"Aside from a loss of pride myself, if there was any left, just tender," He replied meekly, if he hadn't kicked his percentage up it may have caused more damage. "I think I went around twenty five percent just in that moment, pretty sure I fractured... more than I calculated but whatever Chaser did to me really was amazing, it was like Recovery Girl's healing but without any drawbacks," He marveled at the entity's abilities with the soul it appeared.
Then he stood a bit closer, a hand on her right bicep. "And, uh, a-about that other thing, I... I was going to say this before your match b-but then that may've caused your quirk to bolster with my emotions, a-and I didn't want you to feel like you cheated or anything,"
Ciana was stunned that Izuku knew Chaser was there to heal him, she thought he was knocked out enough to not know what happened… Now noticing Izuku stepped closer and took hold of her, Cianas blush slowly heated up as she eyed up at his face. "W-what do you mean exactly?" Ciana asks bashfully, wondering if it was anything serious Izuku wanted to mention?
"This..." He whispered, then caught her lips in his. He had wanted to do this since he heard her perform that song which he had no doubt came from her mother. His heart pounded when he saw her again that he had to restrain himself from distracting her from her match. But now they had all the time in the world, deepening the kiss as his arm moved around her waist to hold her closer.
Ciana's eyes widened by the sudden kiss, she should have expected what he does around her now… her heart rate quickened its pace and her cheeks turned even pinker. Her eyelids grew heavy once again as her arms now went around him to return the kiss, eyes now fully closed as Ciana savors this moment with him…
He selfishly wanted more as their kiss lasted a bit longer before the reminder they were outside and not in the security of one of their rooms. Parting with a hot breath, Izuku whispered close to her face. "Your song... was beautiful, the most amazing song I've ever heard. Everything you seem to do captivates me, when you fight I feel I can fight anything without hesitation, when you smile I can smile confidently, and when you sang I dunno why but I just replayed the moment you... actually said you loved me, corny as that is, it's the truth,"
Ciana stared back into Izukus eyes as her cheeks became more red listening to his praise of her song and the way she sang. Ciana actually forgot she did that for a moment… her heart fluttered faster and stood in silence for a few seconds, her gaze now looking down with a very shy but happy smile. "Oh, w-well…" she chuckled a little, feeling so flustered right now she forgot how to speak.
"A-after seeing how everyone was struggling during the festival including you… I-I wanted to pull out one of my mom's songs in hope it would lift all your spirits…" Ciana still was stunned she managed to pull it off without stuttering, she never pictured herself ever performing in front of an audience. "I-I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed it… I-it's not something I normally do but I felt that this was a special occasion to do… I haven't even touched a piano since my mom died so I'm glad I still remembered how to play."
"Another thing I love about you, despite your insecurities and doubts... you never stop trying to succeed. You were defeated in your match, but you tried so hard to save Yuuki's heart, and Todoroki's too, bit by bit you've become more and more like a hero... I've learned more about you today than I could've ever imagined, your actions had an impact," He praised, feeling okay that he lost, as he knew Todoroki was trying to find a better path, as was Yuuki.
Ciana felt more flustered but warm by his praise, her smile becoming more happy as she felt touched by his words. Now meeting his eyes again. "Y-you think so? H-honestly I just felt like I was being a pain to everyone lately… b-but it means a lot to hear you tell me that…" now scratching her cheek, hoping her song did get through to many people out there. "Todoroki at least has become more open now, he didn't seem like he took the loss hard. Though speaking of that…"
Now sweat dropping recalling Bakugos rant, Ciana avoided him since he was acting scary so she wasn't sure if he was in a cage by now or not. "H-how's Bakugo by the way? Is… he starting to settle down now…?" Ciana almost dreaded to ask…
"Not in the slightest," Izuku deadpanned. "On the plus side, he's gone home for the two days... I feel sorry for Aunt Mitsuki..."
"Oh no…" Ciana's face palmed, knowing how his rant went out to the whole world… who knows how his mother is taking that childish display he did. "Hopefully they don't blow up the whole neighborhood…" she clears her throat, now thinking back to explody fists. Cianas eyes began to look more curious of his past.
"Hey Izuku… when you mentioned before you and Bakugo used to be friends… Do you by any chance know why he suddenly treated you harshly? I mean besides when he found out you were quirkless at the time?" Ciana now asks in concern, Ciana felt his behavior with Izuku was more than just being cocky and having no quirk.
Like a new wave, the soft green aura from Izuku shifted to darker tones, sorrow, shame, confusion, even anger directed at all those toxic feelings. Izuku leaned against the wall of the dorms, sighing out his nose. "I really don't know... Kacchan... changed, it wasn't the day of my quirklessness, b-but it... I don't know, one day he just hated me, pushed me down, and-and I couldn't do..." He sucked in a sharp breath, trying to coax his head through the memories as his right hand picked at his left arm. "Verbal and physical, he used anything against me, o-o-out of everyone I-I was the weakest t-target..." He squeezed his eyes shut. "I-I hate how I d-don't know why, what did it m-matter if I had s-some quirk or not? Dammit...!"
Ciana could see how this was eating at Izuku especially when Bakugo wouldn't tell him why he suddenly hated him… her eyes began to look sad for Izuku as she placed her hand on his shoulder. "Izuku… when I first met Bakugo I thought he was some bully picking on you for no reason, but when I found out he actually had a soft side deep down… I had a feeling how he treated you was more than just being quirkless and full of himself…" she took a step back as she eyed him with a little seriousness.
"When Bakugo found out I never had a quirk in the first place he still treated me as an equal, I think… maybe something you did or said might be what caused him to be so mean to you… might have to do with your past." Ciana still wasn't sure what he could be mad about, Izuku is clearly so kind and encouraging… She didn't think anything he could do would cause Bakugo to suddenly hate him.
"I don't know..." He muttered bitterly, the emerald green becoming darker as he thought about it. "He never g-gave me a straight answer, h-he never does, i-it's like every time w-we never can have a d-decent conversation - w-why? He was my - is my friend - or was...? Grah," He punched the wall behind him, slumping with his hands on his head. "I don't even know what Kacchan is anymore concerning me..." The darkened green brightened again, but only anguish remained.
Ciana gasped when she saw the way he punched the wall, he was mad too by his friend's sudden change of attitude toward him… Ciana could tell it wasn't easy to talk about, it wasn't for either of them… but she really wanted to help them, she wasn't sure if it helped but Ciana went to embrace him from behind. "I'm not sure what happened between you both… but that's why I'm asking to help you both figure this out… I understand how hard it is to even talk about this and I'm sorry if I'm prying too much…" she responds sadly, hoping she isn't making him mad at her either.
"Try to calm down and think… Do you remember the specific time he started to treat you so coldly? Even if it just started out small?" Ciana wanted to help him figure this out, the sooner they can get the facts straight the better it will be to understand the situation between them.
Her embrace helped him relax, focusing on the ground more than anything. His heart was out of control but her hold was soothing it too. "...there's the park? H-him and his friends were bullying a k-kid and I stepped in a-and took the hits myself... no, not that... it was just before that maybe? I-I..." It made him use his breathing technique to regulate his body to keep from having a panic attack, having Ciana hug him helped to mitigate the problem.
There was one other memory, one he didn't really consider since nothing happened... or so he suppressed. "...K-Kacchan fell down a bank i-into a shallow river, I-I didn't think about it and went to help him, h-he just grinned anyway, c-clearly he was okay but I still... offered my hand, t-that point forward h-he..." Was that it? All Izuku did was ask if he was okay?
Being so close, Ciana felt it, anger that grew hotter and hotter inside Izuku's heart. "I-I only was trying to..." Was that seriously the reason? He offered him help, not a shred of malice behind it, and Katsuki took that as the sign Izuku mocked him? Was he serious? Izuku brought his hands to rub his eyes, trying to rub away some kind of film over his thoughts.
Listening to everything he was saying, Ciana hugged him tighter when she felt he was having a hard time thinking it over. Processing his words now as her eyes narrowed. "Hm? Offering his hand ticked him off? That doesn't make sense… why would…?" Though now Ciana started to recall some things that angered Bakugo… whenever she offered to boost him she noticed he hated to be looked down on, he had so much pride in himself and wanted to be viewed as strong and can handle himself…
Ciana took a step back as her hand went to her chin, it was starting to make sense… why Bakugo kept picking on Izuku and looked down on him… why he kept making fun of him, Ciana wasn't sure if she was right but her hand clicked together with the other when she came to a theory. "If that's the case… Izuku, I think… you made him feel like you viewed him as a weakling." She suddenly tells him…
"He said as much in the B-Battle Trial... I never have," Izuku admired Kacchan's strengths, he embodied victory in a hero, why would Izuku ever see him as weak? "B-but telling him that... it's hopeless," Izuku clenched his fists, his brow furrowed in frustration. "Kacchan is... just so stubborn, t-there's nothing I or anyone can say that'll reach him in r-regards to his hatred for me, w-why else do you think I agreed with Jiro's assessment?" His childhood friend was an asshole.
Ciana went to take his hands now as her gaze looked up at him with concern. "I think back then you made him feel offended that you didn't think he could handle himself… I don't think he understood that you only were concerned as his friend, he clearly doesn't like anyone looking down on him but it wasn't your fault if you made him mad that way." She tightened her grip in his hands.
"It wasn't right he picked on you for that kind of reason, but you just need to keep letting him know you always believed him to be strong, I know that would mean a lot to him… I'm sure eventually you both will come to terms with each other." She now offered him a compassionate smile. "For now you should focus on the friends you have who love you, especially me…" she giggled a bit after saying that, her smile widened a bit more happily towards him.
That was... a start. Izuku let another wall down, it felt easier this time as he pressed his head against her shoulder for comfort. "You're right... I'll... I'll try," He choked up a bit, grateful to have someone to confide in now. His and Katsuki's relationship was a mess, but there may be a slim chance it can be salvaged... someday.
Just then, the backdoor propped open slowly to reveal the redhead, Kirishima. "Hey guys we got - uh... sorry, was I interrupting?" He asked, not all as crafty as Ashido was. "Man, didn't mean for that, I'll come back in a minute if you want?"
Perking up to see Kirishima who came out to see them hugging… Ciana blushed incredibly red in embarrassment they were caught in a moment, now pulling away to clear her throat… smiling sheepishly with a very red streak across her face. "N-no you weren't! W-we're just reflecting on some emotional flashbacks…" that at least was the truth, rubbing the back of her neck awkwardly.
Though then crossed her arms as she now gave shark boy a playful glare. "Kirishima I swear, if Ashido put you up to this then I'll be putting that cheerleader uniform in your locker next time…"
"Huh? No, I swear!" He waved his arm wide. "T-though she did ask me to tell her if I saw anything, and I quote, 'devious', but you have my word I wouldn't say a word, wouldn't be very manly to butt in on you guys if it's private," He offered a toothy smile. "I gotcha backs,"
"Th-thank you, Kirishima," Izuku breathed again, a red blush mirroring Ciana's. "S-s-so, what's wrong?"
"Ah, right, almost forgot!" He tapped his fist into his palm. "There's this guy here looking for you," He pointed to Ciana. "Something about a contract... or something, I didn't really understand, but he's got everyone on edge when he just fell from the ceiling."
Cianas eyes widened when he recognized the inscription Kirishima made… Chaser was here? Either way this got her perked up, though sighed amusingly. "That guy really needs to learn to make a normal entrance… thanks Kirishima!" Now turning her gaze to Izuku real quick. "Izuku after dinner, let's talk again soon… there's something I want to discuss with you too, don't think I forgot about how reckless you were during that match with Todoroki…"
She ends up warning him as she goes dashing off to go see Chaser, thinking this was about the news of her father which Ciana is very eager to hear.
"Great... can't wait," Izuku muttered, following her and Kirishima a little sluggishly.
By the time they arrived back at the common area, the whole class was questioning the blue cloaked man as he toyed with something... a knife, lodged in his right eye entirely. "-for the last time, this is normal for me, I don't get you mortals, honestly, never seen a guy with a stab wound before?" He grinned, flicking the handle. "Humans are fun when they think they can win - oh, hello-hello, little Ciana, howya been? Soul's looking as radiant as always,"
Ciana paused pretty speechless at what she was witnessing with a shocked expression, her eye twitching a little. Almost feeling like throwing up... She forgot what she wanted to see him about as she began to panic. "Oh my gosh, Chaser! What happened to you?!" She panicked more as she approached him very worryingly.
"N-never mind that… What are you doing here like that?! You need to see a doctor! Or the nurse better yet!" She wasn't sure if she could treat a knife in his eye… but either way he looked like he needed some sort of help.
"You wouldn't believe the trouble I got into, I completely forgot you lived in Brooklyn for a moment, haha," Chaser sat down on an armchair, pointing at the knife. "But hey! They gave me a gift - ah, one second," Grabbing the hilt, he then pried it from his socket with an audible squelch that made some yell in fright and others feel sick at the sight when... black liquid and vapour drifted from the missing eye... then it closed right back up, the blue eye blinking once more. "Ah, much better - pfft, who comes at a Nightmare with a knife? That's cute..."
"What in the living hell is this guy!?" Jiro yelled. "Don't just yank a knife out your eye like it was freakin' nothing!"
"Whatever he is, that ain't normal..." Sero shivered.
"So scary..." Aoyama gulped behind a chair in fright.
Ciana was pretty disturbed herself that he just… she might have gagged a bit and quickly covered her mouth to hold it in. "I-I can see you ran into some gangs… b-but next time take that out before coming into public view to avoid people especially my friends being shaken up…" she sweat dropped, this guy clearly wasn't human.
"A-anyways… What are you doing here? I didn't think you wanted to blow your cover coming into public view like this?" She now asked, Ciana didn't think he wanted to mess with events in the timeline.
Chaser shrugged, tossing the knife elsewhere before dusting off his ragged cloak. "What have I got to lose with people knowing me? I'll be blunt, there is no real threat to me within this school, I've checked, and your security doesn't take into affect beings with temporal abilities, or... you know, Gatestones, pretty big oversight," Clearing his throat at his not so subtle insult, he grinned, clapping his hands. "That aside, my mission was a success, I do believe you wish to hear the results? Or do you prefer privacy for such affairs?"
"Wait a sec, what's he talking about?" Kirishima asked, looking to Ciana.
"You really know this guy - talk about sketchy..." Ashido grimaced.
"This coming from the girl who is literally pink, I find that insulting!" Chaser mouthed off. "Long diary entry about that tonight,"
"If you have business with Finley you should've waited until tomorrow, showing up like this will only make matters worse if you're caught by staff," Yaoyorozu scolded, causing the entity to curl his tail into his hands with a pout.
"This is the thanks I get, I see... sure picked your friends, huh?" He rolled his eyes.
Ciana turned her attention to some of her friends, knowing how suspicious this looks. "We met outside the festival when Izuku was showing me around the booths, he's a world traveler… literally, and I asked him if he could check up on my dad in my world." With the topic back on her dad, Cianas gaze met back with Chaser as she was still eager to hear the results.
"Y-yes I very much wanna hear about my dad, how is he? Is… he doing alright…?" She now asked in much concern and worry, her hands going over her heart.
A few murmured how cool that sounded but then realized why Ciana asked for his help. "You wanted to hear about your dad?" Jiro asked, looking to the ravenette with some worry.
"Right, guess all this time here you've never been able to reach them..." Kaminari murmured, rubbing his neck awkwardly.
Chaser sat up straight, smirking at the many feelings of worry and concern for the girl he was hired by. "Loyal companions are to be treasured, little Ciana. As for your inquiry, he is well, before I made my delivery I watched his daily life, he does miss you but it appears he won't let that sorrow be enough to drown him, clearly, his soul is much sturdier than most around him, funny how that passed along," He winked to Ciana. "I left the letter and a phone with a few... convincing pieces of evidence you are very much alive and well, ooh, the look on his face was priceless, swore his jaw almost dropped when he got to the image of you in the cavalry battle, haha!"
"Eh…?" While Ciana is very much relieved her dad is not suffering from depression from her sudden disappearance… her mouth dropped open in shock that Chaser showed her father competing in the festival… knowing that's enough to cause a panic. "Y-you shown my dad that I was competing in the festival?!"
That was not part of their deal and now Ciana was worried how her father is taking that exactly. "I-I asked if you could check on him and send a letter! N-not scare him to death! Oh god…" she now face palmed with a groan. "N-now he's going to be freaking out more seeing the stuff I've been doing…"
"To be fair, having a note from the daughter you suspected either died or was kidnapped, or both, suddenly appearing was already grounds for a panic attack," Chaser held up his finger. "I mean, I'm pretty sure he passed out like... twice? There's also a new indent in the floor from him pacing afterwards... yeah, I skim edges here. And relaaax, I didn't hand over any images of the brutal combat to the near death, just the fun stuff, completely harmless, I value my contractor's happiness above everything else!" He nodded with a sparkle around his proud stature like a child waiting to be praised, his tail even swaying side to side.
That sounds like her father… knowing how worried he usually gets especially when she's walking around a dangerous city with gangs in almost any corner… lifting her gaze up, Ciana was still concerned what exactly the guy showed her father. "W-well I really appreciate that… What did you show him exactly though? I mean all I been doing at the festival is competing against many superhuman people, can't see how that wouldn't freak him out." She sweat-dropped after saying that, remembering how freaked she was when she first witnessed All Might's power.
"Hrm, let me think... Cavalry Battle, got a good few shots from that, um... tsk-tsk-tsk, oh! The whole cheerleading thing, some of the bonus games, a few with your friends, Izuku here included, and, of course, one recording of that lovely song of yours, real mood swinger that was, had the man in tears of joy if that's a positive," Chaser listed off with his fingers. Then his head jerked right like he was slapped. "Ack, of course I transferred the data onto a phone from her time!" He yelled at the air, then grumbled. "Sorry, internal issues,"
"This guy's talking to himself, that's a red flag right?" Ashido grinned nervously.
"Crimson," Jiro huffed.
Ciana was a little embarrassed that he shared that she was doing cheerleading with her gal friends… It was more embarrassing that Chaser saw her thinking he got a kick out of it… though what really perked her up is that he showed her dad playing and singing at the festival, which had her surprised and blushing a bit. "Y-you showed my dad my performance?" Hearing that it caused her dad to cry tears of joy really made her happy to hear… which had her smile happily and a little sadly at the same time.
It's been a whole year since she ever played her mom's songs and knew her father worried when she became so glum and distant… Now that he saw that she's doing a lot better than he last saw her made her feel so relieved he knows Cianas doing better. "I-I admit I'm kinda embarrassed you saw me in the uniforms… b-but I really appreciate you showing my dad I'm happier now…"
Chaser stood up, patting her head with his tail like always. "You shouldn't worry so much, parents often make nigh-immortals like me see the indomitable wills they tend to adopt for their children... there are some things strength alone can never begin to reach," He offered a soft word, moving aside. "With that, our business concludes, I doubt this will be the last time we cross paths, I still have a pending contract here that I cannot wait to see the end of," He clapped excitedly. "I'll see myself out,"
Ciana giggled at the usual pet on the head, though it was embarrassing he did that in front of her friends… Either way she smiled and waved farewell to him for now. "Hopefully next time you don't leave a weapon lunged anywhere part of your body…" she sweat dropped again at the creepy display. "Thank you again for everything Chaser, this truly meant a lot especially knowing I can finally rest at ease."
"I make no promises in my pursuit of the truth, but sure, you're far more tolerable than that crusty dragon ever is, I swear, he cannot take a joke," He waved his hand dismissively.
"Does he mean a quirk or an actual dragon?" Kaminari asked around.
"Knowing this guy it could very well be both," Sero smirked a little.
"He said he's been to other worlds so anything is possible…" sounded kinda like a medieval fantasy world if he is talking about dragons but that's just her guess. Now facing her friends knowing how weird this must be for them.
"So… sorry about the scare… I swear no one in my world is like that…" she chuckled awkwardly while rubbing her neck. "He might be a tad bit creepy but he really means well, he even makes some fancy gems from his fingers funny enough… which kind of reminded me of you Aoyama since you're so into being all sparkly and pretty…" her gaze now teasingly turned to the navel laser boy… even his personality reminded her a tad bit of him.
"Is that so? My-my, perhaps he is not so scary," The sparkly blonde smiled a bit, or until Chaser pointed back while pulling out a new Gatestone.
"That 'gem' you are talking about was Izuku's soul, my Trait allows me mastery over souls, that's how I was able to heal him, and yours is golden with that slither of red from Aza," He elaborated, flicking the coin in his hand while tucking his hood up again. "If I wanted, I could tear out every soul in this room in the blink of an eye, if that's any example, hehehe," Several jumped back from that creepy laugh and sharp smile. "Ah, that's funny..."
Just hearing the info he could do was just terrifying… he really sounded incredibly powerful, even though she was shaken up a bit. "Okay… I think it's safe to say we know not to ever make you mad now…" she responds sheepishly, but he didn't seem like the type to be that ruthless so she wasn't worried.
"Thank god Bakugo isn't here right now or otherwise he want to challenge you… please don't ever show yourself in front of that guy Chaser…" she now begged with her hands together and pleading he never comes into view of her explody friend.
"You do know saying that makes me want to now, right?" He grinned but nodded all the same. "I make no promises, that's a death sentence for my kind - well, I'm out," Crushing the coin, he opened a new rift, the very same that startled the class before as they marvelled at the sight as Chaser waved. "Toodles~" As soon as he hopped through, the gate snapped shut again.
The whole class was dead silent for a time.
"So... that was a thing?" Ashido popped the tension with a click of her tongue.
"I guess so…" Ciana sheepishly replied as she stared at the spot where Chaser took off. "Shouldn't be that surprising though cuz you guys have all sorts of quirky superpowers too so didn't think this would be that different… though let's not mention this guy to Bakugo to play it safe what he's capable of…" she jokes to try and ease the tension, now her gaze back to her friends. Not really sure what to say now after that crazy visit.
"So… you guys still hungry?" Now bringing the topic of dinner up… though she had a feeling they might ask a lot of questions about the guy possibly or their intense fight at the festival, or even Bakugos funny and scary rant from the award ceremony.
The tension slowly died, though now it left everyone with more questions than answers about the places outside their own world. Though their only way of finding out just left so they were out of luck.
"You kidding? 'course," Ashido snorted. "Though hopefully that guy uses the door next time."
"You're telling me, he just appeared out of nowhere when we met him..." Izuku sighed, shaking his head at their otherworldly visitor.
"Alright, let's get to work!" Kirishima clapped, getting a good portion of the class up and around the kitchen island to see who would cook tonight since mostly everyone was starving from today's events.
"Ciana, why didn't you ask him to give you a way home?" Tsu brought up immediately, eyeing the ravenette curiously. "He seems to have that ability, wouldn't you want to go home to your family sooner? Ribbit."
"Hm?" Ciana was surprised by the question as she eyed her frog friend, it's true she could have had the chance to finally get home from Chasers way… but after all she's been through in this world… Ciana didn't want to leave just yet, giving off another smile. "Why? Because I haven't graduated as a hero yet." She answered so far with a wider smile, then rubbed her neck shly. "At first I did want to go home… but the more days I spend in this world, the more happy I am when I'm here with all of you."
It's true Ciana became much happier ever since she entered UA and especially meeting Izuku. "Besides, I want to figure out how I can come back to this world before I think about going home. No way I want to say goodbye forever."
Many of them were really happy and grateful that she would take the difficult route to not only spend three years tops to become a hero like them, but to want a way between both worlds. Izuku had the biggest reaction, smiling warmly as a weight lifted from his chest, though he was worried if it were possible but if people like Chaser could jump between worlds, then there was a way.
"I know you probably already thought of this, but what if there isn't a way?" Uraraka asked with a wince, hoping to not upset her. "Like... what if you had to choose... then what?" She was clearly apprehensive about asking this as Ciana sat down at the kitchen bar with Izuku to her left and Jiro to her right.
"We wouldn't want to force you to stay," Hagakure reinforced. "Wouldn't be fair, y'know?"
That… was definitely a difficult decision to make, Ciana could guess it would be really hard to figure out a way to go from one world to the other… her hand went to her chin as she thought this over, her eyes narrowing a bit. "I'm not really sure…" she shrugged, but kept her smile. "That's my decision to make if the time ever comes, but I'm not giving up hope yet especially if Chaser is able to do it."
"That item he used to conjure a rift seems like a likely source," Tokoyami chimed in, leaning against a wall with his arms crossed. "If you had your hands on multiple relics such as them you wouldn't have to worry,"
"But it looks like a one-time use so you'd probably need two at most for a round trip," Izuku pointed out, furrowing his brow. "Even then, that's one trip so it's not sustainable,"
"Meru Zena managed it, so maybe there's a way in how he did it?" Kirishima spoke up, wincing a bit with a hum. "Although... asking a villain to just hand over something like that isn't really easy."
Recalling the items he used, Ciana clicked her hands together remembering something. "Now that you mention it… Chaser mentions something about Gatestones that could appear anywhere… it might apply to when someone first shows up in the world too…" she theorizes but not a hundred percent sure.
"I first came here when I ran through a dark alleyway… maybe one showed up there? Though… I can't really recall where it was since I was running for my life then…" Ciana replied sheepishly with another awkward rub to the back of her head.
"Detective Tsukauchi..." Izuku muttered out suddenly, practically shooting up from his stool with a big smile. "They collected all forms of evidence for your investigation, they might have it if one appeared!"
"Oh yeah, he's that guy we met after the USJ..." It dawned on the pink girl.
Ciana was a bit startled and surprised to see how excited and pumped Izuku is of this whole idea, she stared at him for a bit as she slowly comes to realization that Izuku really wants to keep seeing her… this made her heart flutter and smile warmly, feeling so touched he still wanted her to keep being by his side.
Now recalling the detective Izuku brought up, he did say he was working on her case and even took pictures of the place Ciana was chased… nodding happily at what he pointed out. "Oh right! He did say he wanted to investigate my bazaar situation, maybe it's possible he has come across one of those Gatestones. Though… if he did then I'm not sure if he even wants to give up the evidence…"
"That's true, though if we explain what they're for, and if we ever find another, he'll allow you to use it, since it could help you reach home again," Izuku elaborated, rubbing his neck. "It's a long shot since, as you said, I doubt they'd simply hand it over, but maybe... it was a suggestion anyway," The more he thought about it, the worse the holes became. No officer would just give away evidence.
"Well…" she goes to stand up, not looking worried at all funny enough. "Maybe he will consider giving it up if All Might talks to him, or when the investigation closes. Now that we at least know what they look like we'll be on the lookout for any more." Ciana will have to make sure she writes more details in her notes if she ever manages to come across one on the streets somewhere.
"Then we've got a lead!" Hagakure pumped her right arm.
"It appears to be our only option," Tokoyami nodded in agreement.
"Problem will be finding another out there... hell, might be anywhere in the world," Jiro huffed, leaning back on her stool a bit.
"Or we find that Zena guy and get him to cough up an answer - we'll break his legs!" Ashido punched her palm as the small group laughed at the excessive idea.
"No matter what, we'll find a way," Izuku reassured Ciana, his left and her right hand interlocked below the counter.
Ciana glanced at Izuku and all her friends around her as she once again felt so touched they were willing to even help her travel between their two worlds… she almost felt like crying but held back her tears, squeezing Izuku's hand from under the table as she smiled so bright with an eager nod. "I-I love you all so much! Thank you for everything…"
Ciana happily expresses, witnessing more of their loyalty towards her… there's no way Ciana will ever want to consider saying goodbye forever. "Though Bakugo might get pissed off more knowing I'll be sticking around to annoy him…" She jokes with a chuckle. "When Todoroki gets back we should give him the heads up about what he missed out on, I think he would be interested to hear about this interesting news."
With a unanimous agreement, the group quickly got to work on organizing dinner with Ciana, Yaoyorozu, and Uraraka on cooking while the rest helped to either prep or set things up for later. The air around them was bubbly and warm again, the day's events were over, and they had two days to talk and reflect on everything while relaxing before school life swept them away.
Ciana was grateful for having been blessed to be around such interesting and amazing people. Times like these made her a little glad she fell into this world at all.
[Transition]
Tucked away outside of a large encampment of bonfires, one small campfire burned away into the night as Chaser happily approached with a grin when he suddenly jerked left to avoid having his arm amputated by a white rift as it snapped shut, leaving Yuuki in its place. "Ah, I remember you! Aza's little pet," He ruffled her hair and hidden ears only to nearly have his throat taken out by her claws. "Youch, someone's temperamental."
"I don't have time for you... whoever you are?" Yuuki sighed before a voice by the fire spoke up.
"Leave us, Rift," Meru spoke up, waving his hand. "I have some things to discuss with our client,"
"You made a contract with Ciana I heard?" Meru inquired, breaking up the burnt wood in the fire with a metal rod as Chaser paced slowly in front of Meru's constant red gaze.
"Don't get your tail in a twist, you know I believe in taking my job seriously, even if she asked me to spy on you I couldn't, contradicts my rules," Chaser grinned ear to ear. "She's gotten very good at manipulating your quirk, I dare say she's better at controlling it than you, though, yours has eaten away at you whereas hers seems to be growing alongside her, the joys of soul splicing, hehehe," He tapped his fingers together before spinning around to have his back to Meru.
"Good, the stronger she gets, the more efficient Rift's evolution will be," Meru had high hopes for Yuuki's abilities, but today... she expressed something he had only seen in her training or with the one she shunned as she walked away. Anger. He stared at her back, seeing her body disappear into the night coating the ruins beyond. "She has always resented her feline traits, I wonder what the little pawn did to rile her up?"
"Who knows?" Chaser shrugged, feigning ignorance. Shaking his head, he pulled out a new gatestone. "If you really only called me because you're paranoid, I feel you're trying to whittle down my supplies and my time, tch-tch-tch, my contractual obligations aren't to be abused, you know?" Then, for the first time in years, the look of a demon glowered between the cinders, straight into Meru's soul as if a hand squeezed his dark red flame tightly in a cold grasp. "Mark my words, you dare go back on our deal, and not a single one of these mortals will even so much as catch a glimpse of the promised land you crave, I'll make you feel despair like no other,"
Chaser popped a new rift and smiled, waving his tail. "Toodles~!" And like that, he was gone once more, leaving Meru to sigh in relief, rubbing his chest before coughing dryly.
"Soon... a new event will... give us a chance... Rift... your chance is growing closer,"
[Transition]
Meanwhile… Once Ciana had her stomach filled up for the night, she was now back in her dorm at her desk writing away in her notebook. Even pulling out her phone to watch the video she took a few times of the prank they pulled on the pervy duo… chuckling and smiling as Ciana watched them humiliated. "I'll never get tired of this… though I probably should keep a look out for Mineta more in case he takes his payback seriously…" she sweatdropped, already creeped out at the idea that he might try something dirty again soon…
Now sitting back in her chair and stretching her arms, Ciana gaze now went to the ceiling as she thought over what Chaser mentioned about doing business with other people. Which had her a little suspicious. "I wonder who that guy is working for? Was it Meru possibly? I still can't help but wonder if he was responsible for my arrival here… he's already hard to figure out." Her eyes narrowed, but tried not to worry for the time being… glancing over to her phone, Ciana picked it up as she sent a text to Izuku saying…
[Ciana] I'm heading over, keep your balcony door open…
She ends up texting out, not wanting to take the chance of being spied on again… so she got up to make way to the balcony door, opening and then closing it once she was outside… powering herself up as she began to make her way over back to Izuku's room…
Once she landed, Izuku was sitting on his bed upright as he looked through his notes of today that needed some revising in his frantic need to jot everything down. He smiled slightly when she entered, closing the door. "Considering today's hectic events, seeing you jump across balconies to sneak into mine still hasn't settled in my head yet,"
Ciana chuckled at what he said, now smiling again as she approached. "Honestly mine hasn't either… never something I picture myself doing." She chuckled again, then noticed he was also writing away in his own book too. "Are you filling your book up on quirks again from the festival? Or is this a new page involving Chaser now?" She asks with a cute tilt of her head in wonder.
He held up his pencil to emphasize his point. "I don't think I can count 'otherworldly beings' under heroes, he mentioned 'race' too and that black stuff his wound briefly created leads me to believe his 'true form' isn't human at all, which honestly, isn't that far fetched anymore," He shook his head as he felt his bed shift as Ciana sat to get comfortable. "So, what did you want to talk about?"
Remembering that disturbing display the guy did with his wound… It was clear he wasn't, but it's weird to hear Izuku say that when everyone here is not completely human either, especially since one of their classmates can stretch out their body parts and her dark shadow friend literally has the head of a bird… smiling sheepishly at this.
but then straightens up as she is now sitting beside him. "Well I did warn you before it would be about that big fight you got yourself into with Todoroki…"
"Says the girl who got used like a scratch post..." Izuku murmured off to the side before sighing and putting his book down. "Okay... I'm listening,"
"Hey, not like I provoked her on purpose… she had it out for me for some reason." That part did still confuse her why she hated her, especially that they barely know each other… now eyeing Izuku with sad but serious eyes. "Izuku… I won't take it too personally what you did since the both of you got carried away with your powers, but… y-you have to stop scaring me…" her hands went together to fidget with them as her gaze now went to her lap.
"I never told you this, but when my mom died… I was actually there when she got shot…" she ends up admitting, her gaze becoming more sad and her heart clenched remembering that horrible day…
"You... you were?" This was entirely new to Izuku. His body felt tense as he realized why she resented the police when they met, or just the concept of heroes in general. And... why it hurt her so much at times to talk about. He wanted to say 'sorry', but pity wasn't going to change that. Swallowing, he asked instead. "I-is that why you were terrified after the climax of our fight?"
Her gaze was still on her lap as she nodded in response, her eyes hardening a bit more in pain "Back then when my mom stepped up… the moment they threatened her with their guns I tried to step up too to stop them… but the other people who were being held hostage held me back and… I wasn't able to do anything to help her…"
Her fists now clenching as she felt angry at those people. "They kept saying the police will handle it… but they weren't quick enough to prevent her from getting killed, what I'm trying to say is…" Ciana begun to shake a little, fighting back her tears. "I-I don't want to witness you die next!" Now her hands went to her face to hide her pathetic side "I-I almost witnessed you die twice… I-if I ever got to see you slip away for real… I… I-I don't…" she choked up at that point, not even want to finish that line.
She always tried to hide this side of her, believing she was showing weakness. But Izuku didn't care what part of her she displayed, because she was upset regardless. Pulling her closer, Izuku stared straight ahead, rubbing her back while one hand rested atop her head. "I promised I'd get strong so you wouldn't have to worry about me. I did what I did knowing I would survive, sure, I still got injured but I wouldn't have taken that hit if my own survivability wasn't taken into account. If you want me to live, I will, I'll do whatever it takes to ensure that so you don't ever have to live through that moment in your life again. It won't ever be easy, I'm going to make so many mistakes but I won't let my death be one of them, I swear,"
Ciana leaned against his chest as she continued to hold back her tears while gazing down, her hand reached up to clutch at his shirt as she trembled. "Y-you better keep your word…" she shakingly responds, leaning against him more. "I-I understand this is something hero's do and I won't stop you continuing what you want to do for others, but please… please don't ever slip away… I-I realize now how durable you all are compared to my people…" her teeth now clenched to fight back her sorrow.
"B-but still witnessing you suffer is painful enough to see you go through…" recalling how that incident went out to the whole world… that's when Ciana perked her face up to show her concern. "H-how did your mom even take that explosion you endured when you were fighting…?"
"Ah... haha... um, she passed out... twice, though she's certain it was dehydration as she sobbed so much she went through more tissues than I'm certain the store nearby would sell," Izuku sweatdropped a little.
That… wasn't too surprising to hear… sounding a lot like what she would do seeing how emotional and protective she is of her son. "S-sounds like my dad…" she managed to chuckle a little, now smiling but only a little. "Y-you probably should bring some with you when you go back to see her… are you actually seeing her again tomorrow?"
"I said I would, since we've got two days off," Izuku replied. "Though, that'll be the day after since I need to recover too," Though he mostly wanted to spend time with Ciana as he hugged her closer.
She leaned more closer now herself, her head now laying on his shoulder. "It probably it's a good idea to see her soon as I'm sure she wants to make sure you're okay… plus she's a nurse so she can help treat you more." She chuckled, but now realizing since she has no home to go back to at the moment so she will be staying back at the dorm alone…
"I can only hope Bakugo and his mom won't blow up at you if you end up running into them again…" Ciana was already imagining he was ranting a lot in his apartment and maybe disturbing the neighbors…
"Yeah, that's also why I wanted to wait a day..." Izuku murmured slightly, nuzzling his head into her hair, closing his eyes. "Her hair's really soft..."
She began to realize Izuku was burying his face in her hair… making her flustered as her cheeks turned pink, she did recently take a shower but didn't think he be so into her aroma. "W-well as long as you don't cause your mom more suspense…" she replied bashfully, scratching her cheek.
"N-now that my dad knows I'm okay I won't have anything to worry about for the time being which is good." Ciana giggled a little as she noticed he seemed to be comfortable…
"I hope we can find a way for you to see him again, you deserve that," Izuku spoke into her hair, his arms loose as they fell around her lower back, enjoying the tender moment. Again, replaying her singing in his head again, unlike the first time she sang loudly with pride, making his heart race.
"As long as he knows I'm okay now I know we can both be strong for the time being, especially that he now knows I'm more happy." She replies with a smile, though glances back at his injured arm that still had her concerned. "Does your arm hurt when you move it? Looks really painful the way you have it all wrapped up…"
"Barely more than a sting," He moved his head beside hers to bring his arm up between them. "Again, Chaser really did great work, I never got to thank him before he left," To show it was fine, he flexed his fingers and bent the joint a bit. Then said hand fell to Ciana's, lifting up her own bandaged right arm. "And you? I know Recovery Girl couldn't heal you since you were too low on stamina,"
Ciana still had some concerns but knew he is really strong which is enough to make her smile, glancing at her own arm he pointed out. Ciana looked back to him to give him a reassuring look. "I just took a few cat stretches, nothing compared to what you went through…" she giggled, but then placed her good hand up to his cheek as she now gazed lovingly at him.
"You're always going to be my top priority rather than my own well-being you know…" she whispered out teasingly.
"You really are a hypocrite when you say stuff like that..." Izuku whispered to her. "And comparing Yuuki's claws to 'cat scratches' is really dumbing down how deep her cuts were," Leaning into her palm, his cheeks were a little pink as he stared off to the side for a moment. "I-I mean, I know one way to help us both recover f-faster..." Despite the method it was highly effective in healing their injuries... but yes, highly embarrassing.
Ciana knew what he was referring to… it was embarrassing but maybe if she eases up on kissing him then they will be alright… Ciana giggled a little at his bashful state as she ended up taking a hold of both his cheeks with her hands as she guided his face back to hers. Giving him a playful but loving smile.
"That's a risk I'm willing to take…" she ends up whispering out as she now dragged his face down to kiss him, her heart fluttering the moment she pulled off the bold move…
Accepting the kiss, Izuku closed his eyes as his hands gripped her waist to pull deeper into the kiss, already, the warmth from aura began to spread across their bodies as well as the partial side effect that kept them coming back for more after catching their breath, drawing out their gentle kisses longer in silence.
Cianas eyes already fluttered closed and they already melted back into their blissful moment together, the whole time though Ciana was more focused on wanting to heal Izuku… and during their kiss Izuku's wounds glowed in another warm like soothing sensation. Which caused Ciana to feel strangely weak… the kiss didn't last too long… as she surprisingly began to go limb, when their mouths separated Cianas eyes glowed for a moment before the light in them quickly dimmed and ended up groaning weakly before she suddenly passed out…
"Eh?" Izuku blinked, seeing as any discomfort under his bandages was gone, but in alarm he realized Ciana had spent all her regenerated stamina in healing him. "Crap, b-but it worked before, u-unless..." He calmed down, staring at her sleeping form passed out on his bed, snoring softly. "You used it all for me... idiot," Moving off the bed, he grabbed a thin blanket and pulled it over her form, adjusting her spot on his bed so that her head rested on a pillow. He still needed to do some things so he'd let her sleep. "Rest well, Ciana," Kissing her cheek, he moved his notebook to his desk and pulled up his laptop to work for a bit longer.
Ciana now laid limb in Izuku's bed as she gave off a tired expression, she was too weak to make a noise or a movement. Ciana ended up resting in her hero's bed as he begun to work on who knows what, she might not have realized what she did would bring her to this state… but at least he was healed which is something Ciana would take top priority doing for him… hopefully Izuku will handle sleeping in the same bed with his girlfriend again another night.
"I forgot about this..." Izuku talked to himself, holding up a small slip of paper. "Guess tomorrow I'll give it to her," It had two numbers on it. One was Kendo's, the other's belonged to Yuuki, though that was in part to the big sis of 1B. Putting that aside, he sat and revised his notes while his left hand toyed with the necklace he still wore from Ciana, it hadn't even taken a dent from all the matches, something he was thankful for.
Once done, he stretched and turned off his desk lamp before moving over to Ciana's side and taking the empty spot next to her, lowering himself down next to her. Blushing a bit, he turned with his back to her so he could try to sleep without constantly thinking about the fact she was right behind him. But instead, he turned to look at his ceiling in silence, her energy buff left him unable to sleep for a time now so he just let his mind wander, occasionally staring at Ciana's sleeping form.
Ciana still laid asleep but her head facing towards Izuku's side as he could see the peaceful expression she showed on her face. Not only would Izuku devote his life for her but Ciana would do the same for him… eventually a smile rose a little as she let out a hum in her sleep, maybe now dreaming but doesn't look anything that's scaring her. "Izu…ku…" she softly mumbled out.
Whatever Ciana is dreaming of now it seems to be directed to the boy next to her… his presence next to her is probably what brought the dream of him.
He flinched, turning his head slightly toward Ciana who muttered his name. He was blushing darker now, she looked happy, but a dream with him in it? Well, guess the feeling is mutual some nights for him about her. Closing his eyes, he tried to let his body relax into slumber too. Moving over to wrap an arm around her stomach since the bed was only a single so he didn't really have a choice as he snuggled closer to her.
Ciana at least didn't seem to object to the motive, her head leaned in closer against his chest and her arm slowly moved up to put it around him. Her smile slowly rose more happily and let out a pleasant hum as she kept him close to her, now Ciana didn't want to let go. "…love… you…"
"...Mm," With a lax smile and half lidded eyes, Izuku leaned in to peck her lips, resting his head against the pillow. "Love you too," He whispered in her ear, and while it would take him time, he too drifted off to sleep in her arms…